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WELCOME! The Science, Technology, and Society Initiative (STS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was established to promote multidisciplinary collaboration among the natural, physical and social sciences, engineering and public policy. Located within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (CSBS) and administratively based in the Center for Public Policy and Administration (CPPA), the STS Initiative serves as a catalyst for innovative research as well as an interdisciplinary forum to discuss issues in science and technology. The STS Initiative provides a single point of contact for campus-wide faculty collaborations, enabling effective teaming on new proposals and initiatives.

Our website describes the STS Initiative, our affiliated researchers, and our sponsored research projects. It is also meant to point students, faculty and others to the rich resources on campus related to science, technology and society.

For more information about the STS Initiative or to have your research or organization included on our website, please contact Jane Fountain, STS Director at fountain@polsci.umass.edu or (413)545-1007.

Featured Research

newNational Beta Site for Ethics in Science & Engineering
STS, the National Center for Digital Government, and the UMass Libraries have been awarded a $250,000 grant from the NSF ’s Office of Integrative Research to beta test cybertools and cyberinfrastructure for an interdisciplinary, multimedia, and international online beta repository to support ethics in science and engineering. [more]

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News & Announcements

newsApplications are now being accepted for the International School on Digital Transformation, an intensive six-day residential program that brings together emerging and established scholars and professionals from around the world. STS affiliated faculty member, Martha Fuentes-Bautista, will speak at the program. [more]

 
Events
jitpJITP 2010 - "The Politics of Open Source"
The 2nd Annual Journal of Information Technology and Politics conference will take place May 6-7, 2010 in Amherst, Massachusetts. View the call for papers here. The Full Paper Submission Due Date is January 10, 2010.
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